I purchased a small decorated pumpkin last year, and when I was putting up my Fall decorations I came a cross it. I loved the look of it; the colors were great and I found myself admiring it and wishing I had bought more. Lucky for me I'm a crafter, and what I can't buy I make! I had one white vinyl pumpkin already waiting for something wonderful in my craft studio. I also purchased 3 small sugar pumpkins from the local produce stand.
I decided to rely on my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint yet again and painted one Paris Grey, another Paris Grey with a dab of Aubusson Blue, another with Paris Grey and a dab of Duck Egg Blue and the last just Duck Egg Blue. I shaded areas with mixtures of these colors; added some highlights and stippled darker variations here and there. Then I began stippling on some acrylic colors such as gold, green, burgundy and even a little lavender!
I then loosened up some Burnt Sienna with a little water. With a toothbrush between my thumb and forefinger I speckled the pumpkins in different areas. I also loosened the gold paint and rather than add speckles I tapped the toothbrush over the pumpkins for larger splatters.
After arranging them on a display stand, I added some glittered leaves to bring it all together. Love!!
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| The display stand shown here is featured in a previous post. |
The painter of pumpkins (and other things),
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